IBM F AT $79 shipped

[intelli78]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Vintage-IBM-Personal-Computer-PC-AT-keyboard-ASIS-UNTESTED-/321595095504?pt=Keyboard_Mice_Bundles&hash=item4ae08fb9d0

Untested, needs a couple keycaps which should be available from Clicky Keyboards.
I think it's worth taking a chance on, looks to be in decent shape.

[E TwentyNine]

How is this still unsold?  Anyone having the least bit of concern about the missing keys, don't, they're the same keys as found on Model M's and *easily* replaceable.

If you've been waiting for an F, grab this, you're likely not to find a better price for a long time.

[dorkvader]

yeah i's a little more than I got mine for.

Keycaps are not the same as model M. They changed the font at least on the tenkey. You can replace from PC/XT KB tenkey though. or replace all the numbered keys at once.

or do what I do and blatantly mix keycaps from like 3 decades and don't mind the differences.

Seriously: how is this still available?

[nubbinator]

yeah i's a little more than I got mine for.

Keycaps are not the same as model M. They changed the font at least on the tenkey. You can replace from PC/XT KB tenkey though. or replace all the numbered keys at once.

or do what I do and blatantly mix keycaps from like 3 decades and don't mind the differences.

Seriously: how is this still available?

Because I already have one?  It could also be someone put an offer in and are waiting to see if they can get it for cheaper.

[berserkfan]

Seriously: how is this still available?

Because I already have one?  It could also be someone put an offer in and are waiting to see if they can get it for cheaper.
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Some people are downright stupid.

I got mine for significantly more and would have pounced on this opportunity in the past. $79 shipped too expensive, I want $69 shipped. Is that what he's thinking?

[jevvix]

Damn low price with free shipping. That was a steal. Anyone here get it?

[jacobolus]

Oh, I didn’t realize there was a post about this. I snagged it.

Maybe part of the reason it was so cheap shipped is that it was crammed into a USPS flat rate box, wrapped with a tiny bit of crumpled paper. Basically the same as https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=66052. Luckily, the shipping doesn’t seem to have added any damage; other than a couple missing keycaps and some dirt, the keyboard is in pretty good shape: the mentioned stuck leg was just improperly seated, easy to fix.

[Heliosphere]

Oh, I didn�t realize there was a post about this. I snagged it.

Maybe part of the reason it was so cheap shipped is that it was crammed into a USPS flat rate box, wrapped with a tiny bit of crumpled paper. Basically the same as https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=66052. Luckily, the shipping doesn�t seem to have added any damage; other than a couple missing keycaps and some dirt, the keyboard is in pretty good shape: the mentioned stuck leg was just improperly seated, easy to fix.

Nice grab jacobolus, got lucky there with no shipping damage. I got my F AT for $130 and the shipper used a nice amount of bubble wrap.

[fohat.digs]

In general, wrapping a keyboard in bubble wrap and filling the rest of the box with styrofoam peanuts is going to do the job for very little time and money.

That would be my expectation of a minimal packing job.